Is Satan’s Knowledge Greater than the Knowledge of the Prophet ﷺ?

Question

Zayd says that Satan’s knowledge is greater than the knowledge of the Prophet ﷺ, and Bakr says that the knowledge of the Prophet ﷺ is greater. Which of the two is correct?

Answer

What standing does the accursed Satan have, that his knowledge should be called greater — whereas the knowledge of the Accepted Messenger ﷺ has that eminence which has already been set out earlier?

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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